1982 Z SAGINAW T5 SWAP
1982 Z SAGINAW T5 SWAP
IF I HAVE TO, AND CAN NOT FIND A SAGINAW CLUTCH KIT, HARD TO FIND A CLUTCH OF IT OR A KIT, UPGRADE TO A 5 BORG WARNER T5. SO, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO RUN INTO TO CHANGE SO IT WORKS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DONE THIS AND MAYBE PARTS NEEDED TO BUT IT ALL TOGETHER. I THINK MY ZBAR LINKAGE WILL BE OK, BUT, WHAT ABOUT THE BELL HOUSING ? WILL IT NEED AND SHORTER ON LONG DRIVE SHAFT OR IS THE ONE ON THERE OK ? HOW ABOUT THE SHIFTING LINKAGE I SEE IT IS A TOP SIDE AND MY SAGINAW BOTTOM LINKAGE? , AND SHIFTER WHAT WOULD IT NEED, AND KITS OR SOME THING FOUND ON LINE OR ANYONE WITH PARTS ON HAD FOR THAT? ANY INPUT ON A CLUTCH KIT AND WHAT THEY USED AND STATS OF THE CLUTCH, SPLINE, CULTCH SIZE, FLY WHEEL SIZE, MINE IS 153 TEETH. DOES THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I THINK WHO EVER WHO EVER WORKED ON MY CULTCH MADE A FRANKSTEIN SO TO SPEAK AND IT HAS A 9.5 INCH CLUTCH, SEEMS TO SMALL, A PREASURE PLATE WITH NO ID NUMBERS, AND ANY KNOWLEDGE IF A SAGINAW CAME WITH A 9.5 OR WAS IT A 10.5 CLUTCH AND ANY INPUT ON A CLUTCH KID FOR A T5 THEY USED AND WHERE THEY GOT IT. SO ANY INFO ON A SWAP WOULD BE HELP FULL WHAT YOU CAME ACROSS ON YOUR CHANGE. THANKS TOM
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